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EPISODE · Apr 17, 2026 · 1H 51M

How FISA, Data Brokers, And CBDCs Connect

from Peasants Perspective · host Taylor Johnatakis

Send us Fan MailThey tried to ram through a five-year FISA renewal at 2 a.m., and it lit up a bigger question we can’t ignore: how did warrantless surveillance become “normal”? We walk through what lawmakers like Lauren Boebert and Thomas Massie say the fight is really about warrants, the Fourth Amendment, and the quiet reality that the government can buy your data from private companies even when it can’t justify a warrant.From there we connect dots most shows keep separate: insider trading in Congress, local-government fraud, and even small-town scandals that reveal what happens when power meets weak oversight. We react to Anna Paulina Luna’s comments on how easy it is to profit off committee access, then tie it back to incentives: when leaders enrich themselves, they stop policing corruption and start using institutions against “adversaries.”We also dig into health and bureaucracy, including RFK Jr’s remarks on Medicaid waiver fraud and why systems that can’t be verified at scale get gamed. Then we bring it home with the real centerpiece: CBDCs and financial censorship. If a central bank digital currency can track and restrict spending, and FISA can expand surveillance, that pairing should worry anyone who cares about freedom.Our answer to the “what now?” question is practical: build locally, stay off the political extremes, and understand why Bitcoin adoption and financial sovereignty keep accelerating. If this hit a nerve, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review. What’s the one reform you’d demand first?Support the showGet off Zero, the EASIEST WAY TO BUY BITCOIN #BTChttps://river.com/invite?r=Y6QR4HBWCQGhost Phones, Laptops and Tablets, Mark37 has it allhttps://Mark37.com/ref/live1776Thursday Night PRIVATE IGNITE presentation via ZoomRegister for our FREE Ignite webinar every Thursday at 4:30p PST 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/48vKR1Dwww.PeasantsPerspective.comwww.LeftBehindandWithout.orgwww.DollarsVoteLouder.comwww.politicalremodel.com

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Send us Fan Mail They tried to ram through a five-year FISA renewal at 2 a.m., and it lit up a bigger question we can’t ignore: how did warrantless surveillance become “normal”? We walk through what lawmakers like Lauren Boebert and Thomas Massie say the fight is really about warrants, the Fourth Amendment, and the quiet reality that the government can buy your data from private companies even when it can’t justify a warrant. From there we connect dots most shows keep separate: insider tradi...

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